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Letters Patent No. 69,412, elated October 1, 1867.

IMPROVED HOLD-BAUR.

TO ALLl WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. COVERT, of, Townsendville, Seneca county,New' York, have invented a new and improved Hold-Back; and 1 do herebydeclare that the following is a f'ull, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which Will'enable others skilled in the art to makeand use thesame, reference being hadl to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, in whichl Figure 1 is a perspective View of myinvention, showing it applied to a team.

Figure 2 is a plan or top view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding` parts;

lThis invention relates to an iron hold-back, to be attached to thelower parts of the frames, and which is connected by a ring to theneck-yoke, for the purpose of doing away with the breast-strap, and tofacilitate the easy adjustment of the harness, and the management of thevehicle.

The invention consists chiefly in the shape of the hold-back, which issimilar to the letter V, *whereby the ring of the neclvyoke is moresecurely held in place, and prevented from sliding on the hold-back,thus permitinggreater facility in guiding the vehicle. The ends of thehold-back are secured to the rings in the harness by means ofsnap-hooks, and the hold-back can thus be easily secured to or removedfrom the harness. I

A represents the harness made as usual. To their lower parts areattached rings or 'eyes a a, to which, Iby means of snap-hooks b b, thehold-back B is secured. The latter ismade of malleable iron or othersuitable metal, in the form of a V-shaped bar, as is shown in thedrawings. The ring c is attached in any suitable manner to the end ofthe V-shaped strap B, and will thus slip less thereon than on the usualor curved metallic hold-backs, and thus a more secure and completeguidance of the pole D will be effected.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The metallichold-back constructed as described, consisting of the V-shaped strap Battached at itsiangle by a ring, c, to the neck-yoke, and at its ends bythe snap-hooks b to the rings a ofthe harness, as herein shown anddescribed. Y l

JAMES C. COVERT.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MCNAMARA, ALEX. F.r ROBERTS.

